Canvas
A mood piece focusing on the pressures facing a man who is haunted by his mother’s incessant chiding on his inability to attain success in school. He sinks into a state of depression that causes him to despair of life and recognises that the pursuit for material gain is ultimately a meaningless one.
- Director: Justin Hong
- Runtime: 16m57s
- Genre: Experimental, Drama
- Rating: PG
- Availability: library@esplanade
- Accession No: 2007-D-1139
- Subtitles: -
- Release Year: 2004
- Producer: Shuganthi J.
- Language: English
- Production Country: Singapore
Cast List:
- Melvin Kuan, Phoa Luh Sy, David Chong, Julian Hong, Chris Ho, Kelvin John Lim
Crew:
- Cinematography - William Jaya Kusuma, Justin Hong
- Art Direction - Chng Si Wei
- Sound Design - Johna Sue
- Editor - Armiliah Aripin
- Grip - Jonathan Goh
- Music Composer - David Koh
- Transport - Clement Ho, Mervyn Lau
- Colourist - Viji
- Advisor - Andrew Millians
Keywords:
- Actions - Punishment, Suicide
- Places - Playground, Workplace
- Emotions - Disappointment, Frustration, Despair, Depression, Hopelessness
- Relationships - Mother/Son, Boss/Employee
- Themes - Success, Death, Stress, Materialism, Vanity
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